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Welcome to the official historical web-site of the Pacific Coast League. Here you will be able to lern all about the PCL's past 100-plus years as we highlight the teams and players that made the Coast League such a significant part of baseball history.
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Joe Brovia - PCLHOF
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"Chesty Chet" Johnson
Few players in PCL history were as popular as "Chesty Chet" Johnson, a left-handed pitcher who thrilled fans, and exasperated opponents, with his on-the-mound antics. Baseball legend Branch Rickey once called Johnson the funniest person he'd ever seen. For an in-depth look at the life of "Chesty Chet," please click here! Photo courtesy: Mark Macrae
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April 14, 2005 - The Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame, the League’s highest honor, added seven more all-time greats today. This year’s class, led by former presidents “Pants” Rowland (pictured) and Bill Cutler, represent over 75 years of the League’s storied history. Others named include...
Former Hollywood Stars first baseman Chuck Stevens remembers the Pacific Coast League both as a kid growing up in southern California and a player in the 1950s. 
Noted baseball historian Jim McConnell examines the life of one of the Pacific Coast League's great characters, pitcher "Chesty Chet" Johnson, whose hilarious antics on the mound delighted PCL fans in the 1940s and 1950s.